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package rad.framework.security.encryption;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Use this annotation to flag properties on entity beans for encryption by the
 * EncyptionCallbackListener.
 * 
 * The properties MUST be of type String.
 * 
 * @author boudyacho
 * 
 */
@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Encrypted {

	/**
	 * Use this attribute to control which Encryptor implementation to use.
	 * 
	 * Another class that implements the Encryptor interface and has a default
	 * constructor can be used. The default implementation is Base64Encryptor.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	Class encryptor() default Base64Encryptor.class;
}
